Scientists in Chile say they've discovered what could be the oldest living thing on earth. The cypress tree in Patagonia, nicknamed "great-grandfather", is estimated to be more than 5,000 years old. A ...

In today’s fast-changing world, where species are constantly evolving and many are disappearing, it’s fascinating to learn about animals that have stayed the same for millions of years.

Canabarro, the second-longest-living nun in history after Lucile Randon reached the age of 118, became the oldest person alive after the death in January of the Japanese Tomiko Itooka, also at the ...

The oldest living full-time NASA astronaut ... Pettit spoke to reporters a week after touching back down on Earth on April 20, his 70th birthday, which is probably one of the most unique birthday ...

In addition to being the oldest person on Earth, the group said Caterham is also the oldest known living Brit of all time. Caterham was born on Aug. 21, 1909, as the seventh of eight children.

− Michael Blowen emerges from the garage of his home with a red Solo cup full of treats that have been ground up specifically for the 31-year-old horse he calls his favorite living thing in the ...

On his 70th birthday, America's oldest full-time astronaut touched down back on Earth after spending 220 ... Despite being NASA's oldest living astronaut, Pettit isn't the oldest person to ever ...

NASA's oldest astronaut ... difficult parts of returning to Earth. When astronauts return back to their home planet, it would make sense that they'd be feeling a little worse for wear, what with the ...

Canabarro took the title of the oldest living person following the death of Japan’s Tomiko Itooka in December, according to LongeviQuest. She ranked as the 20th oldest documented person to have ...